With the sun rising, Ms. Pearl was removed from the classroom before others arrived. Hastily re-clothed in a dress from lost-and-found, the unfortunate teacher was left trussed-up and ball-gagged in an alley near an abandoned construction project, where she sat on the edge of a low wooden frame. Wearied by her bizarre experience, Lola summoned up the strength to test tightly-knotted bonds but remained in their grasp. After slipping off her heels, she swung her legs onto a brick pathway and considered rising to her feet before the rough stone's impact on her soft bare soles discouraged her. ...

With the sun rising, Ms. Pearl was removed from the classroom before others arrived. Hastily re-clothed in a dress from lost-and-found, the unfortunate teacher was left trussed-up and ball-gagged in an alley near an abandoned construction project, where she sat on the edge of a low wooden frame. Wearied by her bizarre experience, Lola summoned up the strength to test tightly-knotted bonds but remained in their grasp. After slipping off her heels, she swung her legs onto a brick pathway and considered rising to her feet before the rough stone's impact on her soft bare soles discouraged her. Although Lola was trapped, she'd soon hear a voice bringing her the first good news she'd heard in many hours.